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Black as X Recap
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Black as X Recap

In December 2020, AADHum presented Black as X: Platforming Experimental Scholarship, our first Scholars Symposium for the 2019-2020 cohort. In a series of conversations with noted Black Studies scholars, each AADHum scholar offered project demonstrations, discussed their project process, and speculated about future project iterations. Learn more about each AADHum Scholar's project, watch recordings, and more here!

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Black as X: Platforming Experimental Humanities pt 2

Black as X: Platforming Experimental Humanities pt 2

February 22nd and 23rd ⇢ join us for part two of the Black as X: Platforming Experimental Humanities...

Collabs and Updates

Collabs and Updates

In collaboration with Electric Marronage, AADHum director Marisa Parham and assistant director Aleia Brown presented a series of...

Black as X pt.1: Dr. Merle Collins

Black as X pt.1: Dr. Merle Collins

Friday, December 11 2020: Dr. Merle Collins in convo w/ Dr. John Drabinski

Black as X pt.1: Dr. Amaka Okechukwu

Black as X pt.1: Dr. Amaka Okechukwu

Thursday, December 10 2020: Dr. Amaka Okechukwu in convo w/ Joyce LeeAnn, MILS

Black as X pt.1: Adrena Ifill

Black as X pt.1: Adrena Ifill

Wednesday, December 9 2020: Adrena Ifill in convo w/ Dr. Lopez Matthews, Jr.

Black as X pt.1: Dr. Jasmin A. Young

Black as X pt.1: Dr. Jasmin A. Young

Tuesday, December 8 2020: Dr. Jasmin A. Young in convo w/ Dr. Akinyele Umoja

Black as X pt.1: Adrienne Hall

Black as X pt.1: Adrienne Hall

Monday, December 7 2020: Adrienne Hall in convo w/ Kaily Heitz

Join AADHum's Black as X Symposium :: This week!

Join AADHum's Black as X Symposium :: This week!

Please join us for our first of two AADHum Scholars symposia. The AADHum Scholars are a collection of...

Marisa Parham Named Director

Marisa Parham Named Director

"Leading digital humanities scholar takes the helm of Mellon-funded initiative. Renowned digital humanities scholar Marisa Parham has been...

Join the Black Lunch Table Wikipedia Edit-a-thon 💻

Join the Black Lunch Table Wikipedia Edit-a-thon 💻

Renowned artist collective The Black Lunch Table will lead a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon today, March 3, 2-3:30pm in the...

AADHum workshop series: The Digital and the Black Radical Imagination

AADHum workshop series: The Digital and the Black Radical Imagination

What new configurations of Black Studies and the digital can we learn by building additional technical skills? What...

Taking Care: The Question of AR, VR, and Blackness | Kimberly Bain

Taking Care: The Question of AR, VR, and Blackness | Kimberly Bain

What counts as care when we create archives, repositories, and representations of people and life.

From Analyzing to Actualizing Apartheid: A Journey in Realization | Imani M. Cheers

From Analyzing to Actualizing Apartheid: A Journey in Realization | Imani M. Cheers

Can immersive virtual reality experiences inspire empathy and in-depth understanding of apartheid social, political and economic constructs?